Sage had a problem with chewing on her lip when she was anxious.
Which was exactly what she was doing now, with everything going down between the pogues and her breakup with JJ, the one main thing on her mind being if they’ll still want to hang out with her.
She never fully knew what the pogues thought of her. Especially since in the beginning it was very obvious who wanted her there and who didn’t.
Apparently the boat belonged to Scooter Grubbs. The dead beat old guy known for buying singular cigarettes cause that’s all he could afford. So the question between all of them was how could he afford one of the most expensive boats on the market?
Instead of focusing on that, the pogues all decided to throw a kegger, try and act chill despite the fact that they were on the crime scene and took evidence from it.
Sage couldn’t possibly believe this was a good idea, how could throwing a party be a good idea?
She knew firsthand that alcohol lowered your inhibitions, drinking was not a good idea. All it took was one too many drinks and someone would blab.
She began to nervously chew on her bottom lip, her eyes scanning the area while everyone else set up the keg.
She could feel the tension- oh god were they judging her? Had JJ told everyone that they had broken up? It definitely feel like something he’d do.
She froze as Ruby handed her a cup- the two eyed each other, Ruby seemed almost.. afraid..?
What reason would she have to be afraid of her? Sage had always been kind to her. Well at least she thought.
“ thanks..” Sage said quietly, taking a long sip of the beer, all Ruby offered was a nod and a timid smile before going back over to John B.
John B.. yea that was another issue.. that little moment on the window at the motel? It had been plaguing her mind all day. What did it mean?
She found John B cute, his fluffy brown hair and those big brown eyes- Sage nearly choked on her drink and shook her head.
No way. She did not have a crush on John B.
Over the course of the night everyone had split up, John B was at the keg, Kiara was talking to some guy and Pope was failing miserably at flirting with a touron.
Ruby was the first to slip away almost immediately, no one had seen her all night.
And just a few minutes ago JJ had also slipped away.
And that left Sage, looking out at the party, she felt like a fish out of water. She couldn’t stand the Kooks but was she even welcome with the Pogues?
She sighed and looked down at her cup, she didn’t feel like she belonged anywhere.. that’s what it always been like, no matter where she is, always out of place.
“ hey princess.. you okay?” John B’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts and she looked up, clearing her throat, “ yea.. maybe..? Okay no..” she finally admitted with a sigh.
“ what’s going on?” He asked, refilling her cup and leaning against the keg, “ uh JJ and I broke up..” she murmured, taking another long sip of her beer.
“ no shit.. you two finally called it quits? For real this time?” He asked and she nodded, “ yea.. it just didn’t feel right for either of us anymore, I guess?” She admitted.
Sage didn’t know why she was even telling John B all this, but it was strangely comforting to finally have someone she could confide in.
The two ended up talking for majority of the night, and she actually felt herself feeling better. It was like a weight had been lifted off her.
She was beginning to see John B in a new light, she truly noticed him now.
And she began to think that maybe, just maybe having a crush on John B wouldn’t be so bad after all..